Muslim Paedophile Nigerian Senator Marries 13 Year Old Girl
Paedophile: Nigerian Seanator Ahmed Sani Yerima (right), who married a 13-year old girl this week
The quiet marriage of former Zamfara State governor and Senate Minority Whip, Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima to a 13-year old Egyptian girl has continued to attract condemnation by women in Nigeria
A coalition of women groups yesterday took its protest to the Senate, urging the Senate President, David Mark leadership of the Upper House to suspend him for marrying an underaged girl.
The coalition, led by Dr. Mma Nkwocha, comprised the Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Women Rights Advancement and Pro-tection Alternative (WRAPA) and the Global Association of Women Attorneys (GAFA).
In a swift reaction to the protest, Senators Chris Anyanwu, Emem Uffot Ekaette, Nkechi Nwaogu and Patricia Akwashiki pledged to provide support to the group in its advocacy against the act.
In addition to the call on the Senate leadership to suspend Yerima, the coalition urged his constituents in Zamafara Central Senatorial District to recall him from the Senate.
But Chair of the Senate Committee on Information and Media, Senator Ayogu Eze, said at a briefing session yesterday that those opposed to Yerima’s marriage should go to court.
According to him, “It is not the responsibility of the Senate to begin to investigate if he (Yerima) has broken the law. The Senate is not a law enforcement agency.”
Leader of the Coalition, Nkwocha had said, while briefing Senate Correspondents, that “The people who are supposed to be guarding the nation are the ones breaking the rules.
“Hitherto, Nigeria had hidden under the guise of Islam or Christianity but the issue in question is the marriage of one minor.
“Maybe because of poverty, he brought this little girl to Nigeria to complete the marital rites.
“We are calling on senator Yerima to resign because this is not the first time. We learnt that another girl that he had taken before now is turning seventeen years.
“He has kept that one aside and has come for this little one. Are we disposable commodities? It is unbecoming of a nation called Nigeria.
“We should be the ones advocating the abolition of child marriage…It is not acceptable.”
GAFA representative, Mrs. Chinelo Iriele, said “Nigerian women are sad because the Child Right Acts, Section 21 prohibits child marriage.
“Section 22 prohibits betrothal of a child under the age of 13. Today one of our senators, Senator Yerima, who is a member of the highest law making body in the country, is committing the same offence that attracts the penalty of five years imprisonment or N500,000 fine or both.
“If we have a man like Senator Yerima, what happens to our bill on child abuse? We are calling for his withdrawal because it is a shame that Senator Yerima should contract marriage with a thirteen year old.
“This year, the one he married when she was fifteen would be seventeen this year. If we allow this to go on, by this time next year, he would be marrying a six-year old girl.
“We want the people of Zamfara State to start the process that would recall him from the senate. We are not afraid.”
Yerima, often called the ‘Father of Sharia’ in Nigeria, paid $100, 000 US for the 13-year old child. The marriage, which could not be conducted in Egypt, was performed in the central mosque in Abuja.
None of this is illegal under Sharia law. Paedophilia is rooted in Islam, with the prophet Mohammed as the exemplar. Mohammed married a six year old girl, Aisha bint Abu Bakr, when she was only six years old – and consummated the marriage when she was just nine. Muslim child brides are common – even in developed countries – but you won’t hear about this from the mainstream media.
Nigeria is a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
[Source: This Day, Nigeria]
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Bravo,The Great Muslim Senator is obeying the commands and Sunnah of The Great Prophet.
One piece of advice next marriage should be with a 6 yr old so you get the reward in Jannah with Prophet himself.
Hey, well, as long as you’re cool with it…
I guess his first wife, now that she’s 17, is just too old to be attractive to him any more. He probably likes boys, which is why he likes little girls. You know, before they get breasts and start menstruating. It’s just soooo messy.
The Great Prophet himself also prefered young slave boys from Dhimmi background.
The Glorious Quran says young slave Kufr boys will be serving the pious Muslim males in same way as 72 virgins young girls will. Inshaallah may Allah give us Jannah so we can enjoy these Naimah (blessing) of Almighty Allah.
I’m so disappointed in the islamic religion, I never knew it’s a kind of occultic religion. How can a 49yrs senator of the fedral republic of Nigeria get married to a 13 yrs old girl and nobody is doing anything about it? So what will u say about raping a 13 yrs old girl, because its still the same crime. But I assure them something, thats ome day, they will definitely pay for there barbarism in HELL. It is not a judgment, it’s the simply TRUTH.
What Yerima is expecting is for the house of senate to go to his house with hands full of gifts and say “congratulation yerima for marring a 13yrs old girl. He should be ashamed of himself as a first fool of the first order. Bet u, he will break Mohammed’s record, because his next marriage will be with a new born baby. In fact, he his no longer worthy to be call a senator, because he is a disgrace to Islam, the house of senate and to Nigeria, his country. KUDOS TO YERIMA FOR SETTING A NEW MARRIAGE RECORD,in our days at least we can now marry from birth. hahahahaha.it’s not funny @all.
We’re wondering whether they’ll be pre-booking marriage with embryos next – and telling us that their Moon God told them it was Halal.
I just stumbled on this site by accident – very interesting to say the least
Ignorant on many levels, but interesting because of it …
TO address only this headline: First of all, marrying a young girl is a cultural tradition, not a religious requirement. In other words, it is not a requirement of Islam. It was, however practiced at the time in Arabia (and scholars agree that Mohammed did not take Aisha into his house until she had reached puberty – 13 years or so)
This is practiced today in India for example, if you really want to be fair and look at others.
For emmanuel: It would be more accurate to say you are disappointed in the actions of some who call themselves ‘muslims’, just like I can say I am disappointed in a ‘Christian’ like Franklin Graham for preaching hatred and intolerance, or Modi (a ‘Hindu’ politician) for enabling the slaughter of people.
Should be interesting to see if this gets printed … Is this site willing to be open minded and to learn?
What reason would you have to feel that we might withhold your comment? We welcome all shades of opinion on this site – including dissenting ones – as long as they aren’t abusive. However, that doesn’t mean we won’t take issue with them, as we will with your subtly finessed dissembling of the facts:
First of all, ‘scholars’ assuredly do not all ‘agree’ about Aisha – she was six when Mohammed married her and nine when he took her virginity – unless you are going to go up against the Sunnah?:
Whilst we would agree with you that child sex isn’t codified into Islam, the example of the Prophet is widely emulated. In other parts of the world where this was a cultural norm for non-Muslims too, the practice has dropped off markedly down the centuries – as with other customs such as first cousin marriage, for example – yet they persist within Islam, which, by any comparative measure has proven to be to be shockingly slow to reform.
And yes, child marriage is still practiced in India – but you forgot to mention that this is mainly by Muslims – who account for some 20% of the Indian population.
Is there a reason for this? We think yes – and it lies in the immutability and literality of the Qur’an and the tight restrictions around interpretation of the Sunnah.
Unlike other faiths, the possibility of reinterpretation, or a ‘renaissance moment’ for Islam, as you are aware, lies somewhere between the remotest of possibilities and out of the question – so things aren’t likely to change anytime soon.
We’re not saying that all Muslims follow Mohammed’s example, but a substantial number still do.
Regarding your attempt at equivalence – are Christian preachers who preach ‘hatred and intolerance’ really doing that? Or, in the case of Islam, are they responding appropriately to a religion whose adherent countries almost without exception, treat Christians appallingly?
Muslims are treated far, far better in Christian lands than the other way around.
Oh, and you failed to elaborate on why you considered us to be ‘ignorant on many levels’? Please, do enlighten us.
First of all: my thanks to you for being willing to print what I said. Some sites are less willing to print views other than their own. It takes a certain amount of courage to confront or re-evaluate what we believe
Scholars do have opinions on Aisha’s age when the marriage was consummated. Generally (majority) accepted opinion is that she had reached puberty (which would mean 13 years or so). This would also conform with the generally accepted social practice in the area at the time. Arab traditions did not allow for pre-puberty girls to be married. Among these scholars are people like Anne-Marie Schimmel, Karen Armstrong, Martin Lings, bin Hasham.
The Quran has no verse that would permit the marriage of a girl before she reaches puberty. Indirectly, in verse 4:5-6 there is a requirement that orphans and their property be protected and taken care of, that “they be tested for maturity of intellect until they reach the age of marriage” before giving them their property. This maturity is also applied to marriagable age, which has to be after puberty.
Islamic thought is conducted based on rigorous guidelines:
The Quran is the basis and starting point.
Second is Hadith (which is the collection of Mohammed’s conduct and example)
Third is Shariah, which is Islamic law and jurisprudence. It is adaptable and flexible, based on culture, geography and traditions of the regions.
And lastly there is ijtihad, which is the discipline of reason and logic, applied to today’s world, keeping in mind the other three criteria.
Sahih Bukhari has left behind a prodigious volume of work and has high regard among many scholars. But he is subject to the same rigorous crtieria accorded to other scholars, and in this he is contradicted by Tabari, Hasham, and Muslim and many others. Sahih Bokhari is not considered to be the “be all, end all” authority on everything. Neither is anyone else. It’s a collective process.
So, to summarize, ALL scholars do not agree on this, but most do: that Aisha had reached puberty when she came into Mohammed’s house.
It is patently untrue to insinuate that the practice of marrying six year old girls is widely practiced.
I have done anthropological work for many years and there are a great many studies done regarding underage marriages in India. They are not primarily among Muslims as you stated. Rather the dominant states where they occur are Rajhastan (80% of girls are under 15), Maharashtra, Andra Pradesh, Bihar, etc. These are mostly Hindu (Bihar has a sizable Muslim population).
Santhya & Jejeebhoy; Gupta; Amin, Chong, & Haberland et al).
In all of India the figures are 47% of girls married BEFORE they reach 17 years.
I would not say ‘substantial’ Muslims follow the example of Mohammed – I would say the majority of Muslims DO follow Mohammed’s example: they do so because his entire life was exemplary, honest and tolerant, a statement easily verified, because his biography is the most well-documented. The first thing to do is to read honest biographical works.
If one is to approach a subject from the vantage point of a misconception, then nothing about our beliefs remain valid.
For example, if the basis of the comments is due to an inherent belief that Islam is ‘violent’, then it is inevitable that hate speech from certain preachers may be seen as legitimate statements.
Jesus Christ is also the prophet of Muslims. All Muslims accept him as a Prophet, his high status and reverence is throughout the Quran. Therefore nothing is implied or said against Jesus Christ or Christians.
To call for reformation in Islam is to look at it from the Protestant reformation movement – which took place against the Church, not the religion.
Islam has no church. There already exists, as I mentioned, a dynamic interchange and interaction of debate (called ‘ijtihad’) within the tradition. Therefore the idea of some kind of ‘reformation’ is a red herring.
I did not mean any offence by using the word ‘ignorance’. To me, ‘ignorance’ is a neutral word. It simply points to something we do not know, just like I do not know anything about needlepoint or long-chain amino acids – I’m ignorant about that.
I cannot enlighten anyone. Only you can enlighten yourself. You can do this by your own efforts, by your own open mind, and by your own desire to see everyone as we see ourselves and everything as part of our world.
@ Jay, puberty does not have a definitive age. That a girl child has developed physically does not mean she’s mentally, emotionally and intellectually mature for child bearing or to handle the challenges of marriage.
There’s absolutely no way a 9 year old or even a 13 year old is mature enough to handle the hassles of marriage to a 59 year old. It’s sickening and appalling that some people are defending it all in the name of religion.